3 Winter Weeks in the Baltic States, the Itinerary

In this blog we look back on 3 weeks of traveling through the Baltic States in January 2022. This is the itinerary we took, from the ferry in Helsinki to Tallinn to the border crossing to Poland, 2,301 km: We recorded our route with a Spot X, 2-Way Satellite Messenger. This means that we can … Read more

Southern Finland, more wintry forest and a small accident

After the desolate north, with Santa Claus and wild life, we drive through Southern Finland. Also here more forest and snow, slippery roads with a small accident as a result. The Finnish forests Driving through the Finnish forests in winter is a challenge in itself. After each snow shower, the main roads are thoroughly cleaned. … Read more

YouTube video: Norway in Wintertime, from Oslo to the North Cape

We travel through Norway from south to north with rain and snow, full moon and the Northern Lights. We start south-east of Oslo as we cross the Swedish border on an autumn day. We visit a rainy Oslo and drive over the wintry Hardangervidda to a drizzly Bergen. Along the challenging fjord coast of Southern … Read more

How we arm against the Arctic winter

In our recent posts it was already clear that we have entered winter in Northern Norway. In this blog we describe how we arm ourselves against the Arctic winter. Our bodies and our car are well protected against the cold we experience here. How do we protect ourselves? Our food First of all, luckily we … Read more

YouTube video: Autumn in Denmark and Sweden, a bouquet of colours.

In October 2021 we travel to Denmark and Sweden. We camp on the island of Rømø. We take a bike ride near Ebeltoft and we make apple sauce (and pancakes). In Denmark the colours are mainly green. We take the Øresund Bridge into Sweden. The landscape and scenery change quickly and the colours explode. We … Read more

Video: How did Milady Landy originate and how is our world trip going?

In this video we tell you why we went on a world tour, how we do it and how we got there. We also explain why we chose a Land Rover for this adventure and why she is called Milady Landy. We give a short report of our first trips with the Old Milady Landy … Read more

CO2 compensation of our kilometers

We drive with an old diesel car, a Land Rover Defender 130, our Milady Landy. That’s not the most environmentally friendly car, so we decided to compensate for the miles we drive by investing in trees in Uganda. Eco-Friendly Travel I borrowed this title from the ANWB-Kampioen, the article in the Kampioen of July/August 2021 … Read more

Video: Off road tracks and recovery in the Alps

In our previous video we gave an impression of the beauty of the Alps, this video focuses more on the challenging cols and the off-road tracks we explored in the French and Italian Alps. Beautiful to experience and exciting to drive. We drive, among other things, the Col and Tunnel du Parpaillon and the Strada … Read more

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